Salva Kiir and Riek Machar hold the nation’s fate in their hands. Again

In a new sign of a breakdown in relations, Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir has accused South Sudan of betrayal, saying the country was supporting rebels.

A day after polls returned President Omar al-Bashir to power, Sudan on Tuesday turned its attention to forging unity in Africa’s largest country.

Sudan’s former rebels launched their campaign on Sunday for the nation’s first multiparty elections in 24 years.